Other versions were afterward started, forming a sort of compromise between Homer and Stesichorus, admitting that Helen had never really been at Troy,
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Trojans Take in the Wooden Horse
The sound revealed that the horse was hollow, but the Trojans heeded not this warning of possible fraud.Continuing Fall of Troy,our selection from
Achilles Killed
Homer breaks off with the burial of Hector, whose body has just been ransomed by the disconsolate Priam; while the lost poem of Arctinus, entitled the
Greeks Thrash About
In these expeditions the Grecian army consumed nine years, during which the subdued Trojans dared not give battle without their walls for fear of
Paris Takes Helen and More
Menelaus, informed by Iris in Crete of the perfidious return made by Paris for his hospitality, hastened home in grief and indignation to consult with
Fall of Troy
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Background Involves Gods.IntroductionWhile we know that there was a
Back From the South Pole
Today's installment concludes Discovery of the South Pole,our selection from The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the
First Men Reaches the South Pole
No man had ever yet seen it, no man had ever yet stood on it. In no direction was a sign to be seen.Continuing Discovery of the South Pole,our
Across Mountains and Glaciers on the Way to the South Pole
On the third day we made the disagreeable discovery that we should have to descend 2,100 feet, as between us and the higher mountains to the south lay